different between metallic vs biggin

English

Alternative forms

• metallick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (métallon). Equivalent to metal +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /m??tæl.?k/, /m??tæl.?k/
• Rhymes: -æl?k
• Hyphenation: me?tal?lic

Adjective

metallic (comparative more metallic, superlative most metallic)

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
2. Made of or containing metal.
3. (of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
4. (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.

Synonyms

• metalish (obsolete)
• metallical (obsolete)
• metallous

Derived terms

Related terms

• metal

Translations

Noun

metallic (plural metallics)

1. A metallic color.

Anagrams

• call time

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin metallicus. Attested from the 16th century.

Pronunciation

Adjective

metallic m (feminine singular metallica, masculine plural metallics, feminine plural metallicas)

1. metallic

Related terms

• metal

References

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b???n/

Etymology 1

From French béguin. Compare beguine.

Noun

biggin (plural biggins)

1. (archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
   • 1629, Philip Massinger and Nathan Field, The Picture

     An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.

2. (historical) An official's hood or coif.

Etymology 2

From the inventor's surname.

Alternative forms

• bigging

Noun

biggin (plural biggins)

1. A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.

Anagrams

• gibing

Scots

Noun

biggin (plural biggins)

1. A building; a bigging.